Canvas seat



D. M. FOOTE CANVAS SEAT April 1 7, 1951 Filed March 6, 1950 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS .y

Patented Apr. 17, V1951 UNirED STATES- miirrr orifice Application March 6, 1950, Serial No. 147,859

3 claims. (Cl. 155-78) This invention relates to a canvas seat, designed mainly for use by deer hunters While waiting on the deer trail to shoot deer, and having a further useas a means for assistingv in hauling the fallen game out of the Woods.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a seat as described, that can be manufactured at low cost, and will not occupy more than a minimum of space when not in use.

Still another object is to provide a seat of the type stated which can be swiftly hung from a tree trunk or the like, to provide a comfortable seat for the hunter while waiting for gaine to approach within gunshot.

Still another object is to provide a canvasseat as stated that can be readily looped around the end of a fallen deer or other animal, and when so passed around the animal will provide a plurality of strapscapable of being grasped for the purpose of hauling the game away.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear r'as the description proceeds,

the inventionconsists of certain novel details ofv construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may' be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:Y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a canvas seat formed in accordance with the invention as it appears when in use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan View, portions of the straps being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a section, still further enlarged, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the entire seat can be fashioned from stout canvas or similar material, and I rst provide a seat portion I Which is cut from a piece of materialv roughly rectangular or oblong in shape, this being folded transversely upon itself at a central point between its opposite ends, the edges of the folds registering.

Close to and parallel to the line along which said piece i is folded, I extend between the folds an elongated length of webbing 2 providing aY pair of straps extending laterally from the respective side edges of the seat portion I, in opposite directions. Y

End straps 3 and Ii are parallel to each other and are also provided fromelongated lengths of webbing, one end of each of these straps being inserted between the foldsof the seat portion, as readily seen from Figs. 2 and 3.

side straps, as clearly seen from Fig. 2.

Securing the side straps in place between the fold parts of the seat are the lines of stitching 5 and 6 extending transversely across the seat member I, and other lines of stitching l and 8 that extend parallel to said lines of stitching 5 and 6 to reinforce the connection.

Stitching 9 and IB are applied to the straps 3 and 4 through the seat portion for the purpose of securing said straps in place.V

A line of stitching II is now extended around three sides of the seat portion as readily seen from Fig. 2, but the fourth side, dened by the fold line, is not stitched so as to leave a looped portion I2 (Fig. 3) through which can be extended, if desired, a stiffener rod, not shown.

Assuming that the device is to be used as a seat, the rear end straps 3 and are wrapped in opposite directions around the lower portion of the trunk T of a tree, and are tied securely in place, with the rear edge of the seat portion 5 being disposed against the trunk.

The side straps 2 are now grasped to raise the seat portion I substantially to the position shown in Fig. 1, and are extended upwardly and obliquely from the seat portion to a location higher on the tree trunk than the location of the rear end straps, after which the straps 2 are wrapped i-.i opposite directions around said tree trunk and knotted tightly.

The seat is now ready for use, and in use will appear as in Fig. 1.

Assumingthat the canvas seat is to be used for hauling fallen game out of the woods, the seat portion I can be placed over the antlers of the deer, so as to protect them from obstacles encountered during the hauling of the game. The side straps 2 are now tied around the head of the deer. The end straps 3 and 4 can then be either tied around the waist of the hunter, or passed over his shoulders, or can each be grasped by a different person, for the purpose of hauling the deer away.

What is claimed is:

1. A seat comprising a seat portion, a pair of elongated straps extending in approximate parallelism from the rear end thereof, a pair of side straps extending in opposite directions from the respective side edges of said seatportion near the opposite end thereof, saidvend straps adapted to be looped around and tied to a tree trunk or the like, and said side straps adapted to be looped around said trunk at a location higher than said end straps to raise the seat portion to a position in which it will support the body of a user.

2. A seat comprising a fabric seat portion of approximately rectangular shape, a pair of elongated rear end straps extending from the rear corners 0f said seat portion, said rear end straps being parallel, and a pair of side straps extending in opposite directions from the respective side edges of said seat portion close to the front end of said seat portion, said side straps being aligned longitudinally, and said end and side straps being adapted to be tied to a tree trunk or the like at locations spaced vertically of said trunk.

3. A seat comprising a fabric member of approximately oblong configuration folded transversely upon itself approximately midway between its ends; an elongated strap extended between the folds close to the fold line of said seat portion and projecting in opposite directions besaid seat portion; and a pair of elongated rear end straps extending from the respective rear corners of said folded seat portion, the ends of said rear end straps being extended between the folds of the seat portion and being stitched in place, the rear end straps being disposed perpendicularly to the side straps.

DELEVAN MILLER FOOTE.

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